Space very long baseline interferometry in China
astro-ph.IM
/ Authors
Tao An, Xiaoyu Hong, Weimin Zheng, Shuhua Ye, Zhihan Qian, Li Fu, Quan Guo, Sumit Jaiswal, Dali Kong, Baoqiang Lao
and 12 more authors
Lei Liu, Qinghui Liu, Weijia Lv, Prashanth Mohan, Zhiqiang Shen, Guangli Wang, Fang Wu, Xiaocong Wu, Juan Zhang, Zhongli Zhang, Zhenya Zheng, Weiye Zhong
/ Abstract
Space very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) has unique applications in high-resolution imaging of fine structure of astronomical objects and high-precision astrometry due to the key long space-Earth or space-space baselines beyond the Earth's diameter. China has been actively involved in the development of space VLBI in recent years. This review briefly summarizes China's research progress in space VLBI and the future development plan.